Watching Paint Dry
on the slowest part of making cars
Tagged “chemistry”
"My best estimate is that gas stoves decrease life expectancy by 53 days on average"
We will never be able to live on another planet. Here’s why
Lot of interesting stats throughout.
- To add enough CO2 to Mars to make the atmosphere thicker (which reduces temp fluctations), would make the atmosphere unbreathable regardless of O2 content
- Earth-like does not mean like current earth. For most of the planet's history the water and atmosphere were toxic to us
- It would take 79,000 years at current rocket speeds to get to Alpha Centauri
The truffle industry is a big scam. Not just truffle oil, everything
most truffle flavor is not derived from truffles. Often odorless other mushrooms are added for decoration (like the black pieces in truffle cheese).
Why chemists can’t quit palladium
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